Blyxa is a genus of an aquatic plant of the family Hydrocharitaceae described as a genus in 1806.Thouars, Louis-Marie Aubert du Petit-. 1806. Genera Nova Madagascariensia 4
It is native to tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, Madagascar, and Australia.Cook, C.D.K. and R. Luond (1983) A revision of the genus Blyxa (Hydrocharitaceae). Aquatic Botany 15: 1–52
Species Blyxa aubertii A. Rich. - China, Japan, Korea, Indian Subcontinent, SE Asia, New Guinea, N Australia, Caroline Islands, Madagascar, Tanzania, Mozambique Blyxa echinosperma (C.B.Clarke) Hook.f. - China, Japan, Korea, Indian Subcontinent, SE Asia, New Guinea, N Australia Blyxa hexandra C.D.K.Cook & Luond - central Africa Blyxa japonica (Miq.) Maxim. ex Asch. & Gürke - China, Japan, Korea, Indian Subcontinent, SE Asia, New Guinea Blyxa javanica Hassk. - Java Blyxa leiosperma Koidz. - Japan, Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang Blyxa novoguineensis Hartog - Papua New Guinea Blyxa octandra (Roxb.) Planch. ex Thwaites - China, Indian Subcontinent, Myanmar, Thailand, New Guinea Blyxa quadricostata Hartog - Myanmar, Thailand Blyxa radicans Ridl. - central Africa Blyxa senegalensis Dandy - West Africa Blyxa vietii C.D.K.Cook & Luond - Vietnam
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